The train ate the miles eastwards.是什么意思？

The train ate the miles eastwards.

火车飞速向东驶去。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

train

n. 火车，行列，一系列相关的事情， 拖裾；v. 训练，教育，培养，修整；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

ate

abbr. Automatic Test Equipment 自动试验设备；v. 吃（过去式）；

例句
Sybil ate three biscuits, one after the other...
西比尔接连吃了3块饼干。

miles

n. 英里( mile的名词复数 )，很多，一英里赛跑，大面积；

例句
Their concept of a performance and our concept were miles apart.
他们对于表演的理解和我们的大相径庭。

eastwards

adv. 向东；

例句
They were pressing on eastwards towards the city's small airfield.
他们继续向东朝该市的小机场推进。